Rodman Recreation Area - Kirkpatrick Dam Canoe/Kayak Launch
Carry-in (canoe and kayak) · on Ocklawaha River · near Palatka · Florida
Open per Florida Boat Ramp Inventory (FWC)'s data, updated weekly. Seasonal gates, low water and storms are not always posted; check before you tow.
At the launch
- Type
- Carry-in (canoe and kayak)
- Fee
- Free
- Ramp surface
- Sand,Sand
- Car parking
- 24 spaces
- Restrooms
- Portable toilet
- Hours
- 8:00 AM until Sunset, 365 days a year
- Managed by
- Florida Department of Environmental Protection
- Website
- floridastateparks.org
- Coordinates
- 29.50592, -81.80686
On Ocklawaha River
The Ocklawaha River is a 74-mile river in north-central Florida. It flows north from the Harris Chain of Lakes in Lake County and joins the St. Johns River near Palatka, and it is the St. Johns' principal tributary. Its best-known tributary is the Silver River, which carries the discharge of Silver Springs. The name comes from the Creek word ak-lowahe, meaning "muddy." In Marion and Putnam counties the upper river is largely channelized. In the 1960s the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers built Rodman Dam, since renamed the Kirkpatrick Dam, for the Cross Florida Barge Canal. Closing the dam in 1968 flooded Rodman Reservoir, which covers about 13,000 acres. Below the dam the river returns to a more natural state on its way to the St. Johns. More about Ocklawaha River.
Community
Where people who use Ocklawaha River talk about it.
- Oklawaha River Aquatic Preserve Agency
- Ocklawaha River - FWC fishing site Agency
- Ocklawaha Paddling Trail - Putnam County Agency
- Rodman Recreation Area - Florida State Parks Agency
- Free the Ocklawaha Coalition Association
- Free The Ocklawaha - Florida Springs Council Association
- Ocklawaha Fishing Reports - Outdoor Update Forum
- The "Ocklawahaman" Paul Nosca reports Link
- Search Reddit: r/florida Reddit
- Search all of Reddit for Ocklawaha River, Florida Reddit
Nearby launches
- Rodman Recreation Area - Kirkpatrick Dam Boat Ramp · 0.2 mi · Ocklawaha River
- Rodman Recreation Area - Campground Boat Ramp · 1.0 mi · Rodman Reservoir
- Ocala National Forest - Davenport Landing Primitive Campsite - Canoe Access · 3.0 mi · Ocklawaha River
- Kenwood Recreation Area - Main Boat Ramp · 4.5 mi · Rodman Reservoir
- Ocala National Forest - Johnson Field - Oklawaha River Boat Ramp · 4.6 mi · Ocklawaha River
- Ocala National Forest - Lake Delancy Campground Canoe Access · 5.4 mi · Lake Delancy
Sources
- Florida Boat Ramp Inventory (FWC) record PU70192FE · Open data; credit to FWC-FWRI requested
Why it is listed as public: listed by Florida Boat Ramp Inventory (FWC). Something wrong, or is this launch private? Corrections help everyone; a reporting form is coming soon.